Brick poetry contest winners announced

The township of Brick and Mayor Joseph C. Scarpelli announced the win­ners of the Fourth Annual Student Poetry Competition. They are as follows:

In the high school level, Eric Sullivan won first place; Lauren Fulton, Dana Nicole Kennedy, Jake Kleinknecht and Nicholas Slininger all tied for second place; Mara Musillo, Marco Noto and Monica Ward all tied for third place. All of the above students were from Brick Memorial High School

In the middle school level, Amy Arata and Samanta Rogers, both of Veterans Memorial Middle School, and Ashley Campos of Lake Riviera Middle School all tied for first place; Scott Stoppiello and Jessica Verville, both of Veterans Memo­rial Middle School, and Carly DeLaHoz of St. Dominic’s Catholic School all tied for second place; Francesca Muscatello of St. Thomas Christian Academy, and Carly DeLaHoz of St. Dominic’s both tied for third place.

Gabrielle Pozzi of St. Dominic’s School won first place on the el­ementary school level. Second place went to Chris Austin of Veterans Memorial El­ementary School, and third place went to Brianna Aslhenfelter of Osbornville Ele­mentary.

On the Primary Learning Center level, first place winners included Taylor Mor­gan, Jacqueline Poglodek, Cheer Tsang and Cheryl Lin.

St. Dominic’s plans

Au­gust thrift sales

Beginning Aug. 2, the St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Shop of St. Dominic’s Church on 250 Old Squan Road in Brick will have a $4 Bag Sale, featuring men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing, as well as shoes, handbags, and belts. Housewares and linens are not included in the Bag Sale, but are on sale for half price. The Bag Sale will run through the month of Au­gust.